[PATCH] hugetlb: permit executable mappings

During the kernel summit, some discussion was had about the support
requirements for a userspace program loader that loads executables into
hugetlb on behalf of a major application (Oracle).  In order to support
this in a robust fashion, the cleanup of the hugetlb must be robust in the
presence of disorderly termination of the programs (e.g.  kill -9).  Hence,
the cleanup semantics are those of System V shared memory, but Linux'
System V shared memory needs one critical extension for this use:
executability.

The following microscopic patch enables this major application to provide
robust hugetlb cleanup.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

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